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Tommy Guerrero • Sunshine Radio

Too Good • released 2021-01-15

Get your headphones on and listen to this master of mood make his way across the undulating sands, the wet guitar reverb, warbling organs, crystal-clear claves, and snaking melodies sounding like surf music for a desert holiday.

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